Cody Bellinger is a hot commodity at the moment. Not just about his play but the trade talk that is surfacing. He stellar play this month puts him atop our best MLB player prop bet for Cardinals-Cubs on Saturday.
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Best MLB Player Prop: Cody Bellinger| July 22
Cody Bellinger Prop O/U 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs
Hits + Runs + RBI is a new prop that sportsbooks are offering this season and is taking over the MLB betting market. You have to analyze not only the batter and pitcher but teammates surrounding the batter in the order. In this case, we’re looking at the Cubs top of the order against St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas.
Cody Bellinger hasn’t had the greatest success against Mikolas in his career. He’s just one for 10 with a run batted in. 10 at-bats is too small of a sample size to ignore how hot Bellinger has been from the plate. He’s hitting .476 in July and has the second most hits this month behind J.P. Crawford who has 13 more at-bats than Bellinger.
Mikolas, like the Cardinals, are struggling in 2023. He ranks in the sixth percentile in xBA% and his lowest K% of his career at just 16.1%. Bellinger’s 6.4% K rate this month gives bettors much confidence that he’ll put the ball in play and drive in the top of the order that has had success against Mikolas in their careers.
Best Cardinals-Cubs MLB Player Prop: Cody Bellinger Over 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs -135 (DraftKings)
